Red Cross Sends Photo of Soldier Son’s Grave
Mr and Mrs 8 P Beatty of northwest town speak of the Red Cross work in France after receiving a photograph of their son Leon Beatty’s grave in a northeast Suippes cemetery. The note from National Headquarters explains Red Cross photo efforts for American soldiers buried in France and their delivery to next of kin.
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Red Cross
8. P. Beatty
Leon Beatty
Washington County
France
Mra. Beatty
Company K
168Th Infantry
Woman's Relief Corps
Frank Beatty
Relief Corps
Court House
Three Handed Clock Dial Patent Granted
A patent has been granted for a three handed clock dial that shows day of the week, day of the month, and hour. It is designed to indicate when an absent worker should return to the office.
Ten High School Declamation Contest Slated Tomorrow
Ten high school boys enter a declamatory contest at the high school auditorium tomorrow evening. An admission fee is charged with a large audience expected. The event begins at eight and features three sections: oratorical dramatic and humorous with five entrants drawn to the humorous set.
Spasmodic Strife Starter Verse in Star Joke
A quip from the Indianapolis Star notes that a man letting his wife choose his neckties and shirts signals either soulmates or henpecked status. The remark appears as a lighthearted social observation.
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Indianapolis Star
Kunath to Manage Stock Powder Co
J B Kunath departs from Burlington railway duties to head a Washington stock powder company. He and local investors acquired the Dusenbery estate Iowa Pride Stock Powder business and will run manufacturing and sales with six traveling reps, expanding under incorporation. The plant remains at North Fourth avenue near the water works.
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J. B. Kunath
Burlington Railway
Burlington
Washington
Kugath
Denver
Paige Automobile Agency
Kunath
Dusenbery
Iowa Pride Stock Powder Company
FB. P. Dusenbery
Middle West
North Fourth Avenue
City Water Works
Register Your Choice On Iowa Governorship Ballot
The Journal prints a ballot for the Republican nomination for governor. Readers are asked to mark the ballot, clip it from the paper, and mail it to the Journal to indicate Iowa sentiment on the governorship.
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Iowa
Journal
Big Bank Day in Washington County Sets Records
Rooke of the Washington bank reports daily footings around 11 million with more than 18 million on Monday and 5 million on Saturday, totaling about 25 million over three days and breaking county records. The March real estate finance spree, with 188 instruments filed including 95 deeds, signals ongoing activity likely to push totals beyond 40 million for the period. Some buyers face mortgage-heavy payments, while investors warn of potential losses in certain schemes such as the Associated Packing company fallout in Des Moines.
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Rooke
Washington Banke
Washington
Mortuakes
Washington County
County Recorder’s Office
Associated Packing Company
Des Moines
Epidemic of Grippe Believed About Over
Dr. C W Stewart of the local board of health said today the community epidemic of illness is practically over with a few new cases. Many convalescents lack strength but most can be about. No influenza was diagnosed and no quarantine or precautions were used.
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C. W. Stewart
Board of Health
Deep Sea Fauna Studies Flourish in Messina
Messina Sicily earns the nickname paradise of zoologists for its unusual facilities aiding the study of deep sea life and biodiversity.
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Messina
Sicily
Community Organization Notices and Meetings
Local clubs and churches schedule meetings and events for early March. Upcoming items include the Loyal Sons and Daughters of the Christian church gathering with Lena Haney, the Petia Alpha class meeting at Mrs. Wise Long’s home, a paper drive by Methodist ladies, a Mothers club card party at A E Ross’s, and Presbyterian choir practice. Various lodge sessions and social gatherings are listed with times and hosts.
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Loyal Sons and Daughters of the Christian Church
Lena Haney
Petia Alplhy
Methodist Sunday Schhool
Mothers Club
A. E. Ross
Picture Day at the Local High School
Today the Graves studio conducts group and individual photos for all classes and school organizations. Photographs will be included in the first high school annual expected this spring.
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Graves
New Havre Co operative Store appoints Tom Schilling manager
Tom Schilling becomes manager of the Havre Co operative Store after years in the grocery trade. The note praises his popularity and predicts success in the new role, while a local remark from Guy Crawford of Ainsworth suggests Washington Butter should be redirected to Ainsworth.
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Tom Schilling
Havre
Tom
Washington
Guy Crawford
Ainsworth
The Right of Way at Fox Theatre
Screen Classics Inc presents Bert Lytell in The Right of Way an adaptation by Sir Gilbert Parker shown at the Fox Theatre for a two day run. The Canadian life tale set in Montreal and the north woods follows Charley Beauty Steele amid courtroom drama and surprising incidents with Leatrice Joy and a strong supporting cast.
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Gilbert Parker
Screen Classics, Inc
Bert Lytell
Fox Theatre
Harper & Bros
Montreal
North Woods
Charley Steele
Steele
Sir Gilbert Parker
Metro
Maxwell Karger
Jack Dillon
Mathis
Robert Kurrle
Leatrice Joy
Carmell Phillips
Gibson Gowland
Virginia Caldwnell
Antrim Short
Henry Harmon
Frank Currier
Larry Steers
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Mis
P. Beatty
Benedict Arnold
Gee Murray McCreedy
Marc Antony
Francis Barnoske
Eugeny Breitenbach
Lester Carson
the Soul of the
Violin Clarence Logan
Mary Heaerele
Radda Cohen
William Boice
Penrod
Richard Stephens
Hit
Fred Klopfenstein
Little Brown Stady
Dalion Morrow
Mannhardt Bros
Stock Powder CO
Dusenbery Business Pur
Ington
Iowa Industries
Leopold Desk Company
United States
Carl Leopold
Grippe
J. F. Deems
H. M. Havner
Marengo
Nate Kendall
Albia
E. R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Hia
Ladies Aid Society
Charles Pauls
Presbyterian
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Chas. Freding
W. M
P. BK. O
Mra
Ralph Dougherty
Lloyd Lytle
East Main St
Kolah Club
Pear Kennedy
Fred Palmer
Washington Lodge No
Evening Journal
Black
Henry Berdo
Lady Helper
Royal Cleaners
Co. W. Busby & Co
Graham Theater
Washington Steam Laundry
Eastern Iowa
Capital Collection Co
Leonard
Equitable Bldg
Washington, D. C
Carl Keck
Ben Briley
Block Woop
M. Darbyshire
New Zealand
H. B. Askea
North Ave
B. City
Walter L. Johnson
H. W. Luers
West Chester
Sigle Oot
Carl Hedges
Inquire — Journal
Otto Navy
Riverside
Chas. Caldwell
Clay Walton
West Chester Mutual
Scranton
Lillie A. Bible
Washin
Mutual
C. C. Watson
At Journal
Earl R. Wallaces
Lowa
W. S. Reister & Sons
Lytell
Ashby & Work
John E. Thompson
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